Nucleotides are the monomers in both DNA and RNA
Portland, Oregon, is a city right next to northern west coast of the USA. Besides being very close to the sea, it is also laid on a river. The sun that heats up the ocean and the river leads to evaporation, causing water vapour to ascend, because of a few wind currents, this water vapour is taken to Portland's area where it colds down and condensates, raining over Portland.
8 protons because a element always has the same number of protons as its atomic number
The answer could be any of the following:
* energy
* sugar
* carbohydrates
* (possibly even) food.